Garment-fastener.



No. 67I,2,9 8. Patented Apr.l 2, i901.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 671,298, dated April 2,1901.

Application filed May l2, 1900.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT, a ci rizen of the United States,and a resident of Blanco, in the county of Monterey and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and Improved Gamnent-Faste1Ier, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedgarment-fastener, more especially designed for use on skirt-bands forproperly fastening the ends of the skirt-band together and to connectthe skirt-band with the waist to hold the skirt in position and give itthe`correct hang.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, ,forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters ofl reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure l is an inside view of part of a skirt and Waist with theimprovement applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged face view of the improvement.Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2 andas applied to a skirt and waist, and Fig. 4 is an inverted sectionalplan view of the same on the line 44inFig-2.

The improved garment-fastener consists, essentially,of ahook A, an eyeB, and a hanger C, each made of a single piece of wire, as indicated inFig. 2. The hook A and The eye B are arranged for adjustable connectionwith the band D of a skirt E, so that the said band when closed has noslack and properly fits the person, and the hanger C is arranged fordetachable connection with either the hook A or the eye B, preferably,however, with the latter, to engage the waist F, so as to properlyconnect the skirt to the waist and insure a proper hanging of the skirt.

The hook A, of a single piece of wire, is formed with a hook proper, A',having Shanks A2 A3 extending longitudinally, the shank A2 terminatingin a transversely-extending hook A4, adapted to hook over the top edgeof the skirt-band D, as is plainly indicated in Figs. 1, 3, and 4. Theends of the Wire form Serial No. 16,444. (No model.)

points A5, which extend parallel to the shanks A2 A3 in a directiontoward the hook proper, A', the rear ends of the points being fastenedby solder A or the like to the return-bent member of the transverse hookA4. The eye B is similarly constructed-that is, is formed into a loopB', a transverse hook B2, adapted to hook over t-he top edge of theskirt-band, the ends of the eye-wire forming points B3, extending towardthe loop B' from the return member of the transverse hook B2, and solderB4, fastening the rearends of said points to the return member of thetransverse hook. Now it will be seen that the points A5 and B3 of thehook A and the eye B can be readily engaged with the skirt-band D, at ornear the ends thereof, so that the eye B can be readily engaged with thehook A to close the said skirt-band. It will further be seen that allstrain on the hookand eye tends to drawthe points A5 B3 in firmengagement with the skirt-band D, so that the said hook and eye are notliable to become accidentally disconnected from the skirt-band unlessthe material of the band should give way.

The hanger C has a transverse bar C', adapted to hook upon thetransverse hook B2at the upper bends B5 thereof, and said hanger isformed with downwardly-extending returnbent points C2, adapted to engagethe waist F, so as to securely fasten the hangerin place on the waist.If desired, the hanger C can be additionally secured in position bystitches G, as indicated in Fig. 1.

When the several parts are secured in position on the skirt-band and thewaist, as described, then the operator can readily close the skirt-bandby hooking the eye B upon the hook A and by engaging the transverse hookB2 with the cross-bar C' of the hanger C, so that the skirt is supportedfrom said hanger attached to the waist.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. A garment-fastener, comprising a hook and aneye, each having fastening-points for attaching the hook and eye to askirt-band at any desired point in the length thereof, and said hook andeye being each provided at one end with a transverse hook adapted toextend IOO over the top edge of the skirt-band, and a hanger adapted tobeseeured to a Waist and to be engaged by the transverse hook of eitherthe said hook 0r eye, as set forth.

2. A garment-fastener, Comprising a hook land eye, each formed at itsouter end with a 'transverse hook and fastening-points extending`inwardly from said outer end, and a U- shaped hanger havingr its membersterminating in return-bent fastening-points, said tion of the hook oreye, substantially as described.

4. In a garment-fastener, a hook and eye, each formed of a single pieceof Wire bent to form a'hook and eye respectively, from each 0f whichextend parallel members, one member being bent to form a transversehook, the ends of the Wire being then bent to extend parallel with thesaid members and in direction of the hook er eye, the said ends beingrsecured to the return-bent member of the transverse hook, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM` F. SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

Mrs. lF. SCHMIDT, EMMA L. SCHMIDT.

